Cazadero News

In a middle-of-the-night rescue that took place 1,800-feet down a rugged canyon, North Coast volunteer firefighters and others early Tuesday carried and pulled an injured Cazadero woman to safety.

Warm weather early in the year means rattlesnakes are more active then usual following April's breeding season, and local dogs could be bearing the brunt of it, animal experts said.

Grant High School student Susan Thao, 16, left, and Rio Cazadero graduate Tommy Lo, 19, listen to Jeri Marshall, outreach specialist for American River College, at a session on the benefits of community college held at the Sacramento Urban League in 2011.

Private services for Susan Lynn Carpenter Schneider took place on the family property, April 20 in Cazadero, Calif.

A volunteer firefighter charged with setting at least five fires, including one near a San Mateo County reservoir, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a felony arson charge, authorities said.